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WTO Regime&

Organic Farming

Historical overview on Pakistan agriculture

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General overview on organic farming

• Organic agriculture is practiced in almost all countries

• The market of organic products is growing not only in western countries but also in developing countries

• Official interest in organic agriculture is emerging, as in case of Pakistan

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Need of Time

Develop sustainable agricultural technologies for organic production systems

Conversion of conventional to organic farming (especially in case of cash crops and value added foods)

State should take interest in organic agriculture

Tools forTools forTools forTools for OrganicOrganicOrganicOrganic farimngfarimngfarimngfarimng�Biofertilizers; National and International

beneficial microbial cultures( PGPR, Fermentative, N fixers, actinomycetes

etc.)

�Biocontrol; Bt , ray fungi , beneficial predators and parasites etc.

�Composts; Agro-industrial waste, municipal solid waste and farm waste

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Fermenter Systems

Biogenerator Systems

Innovations

Bio-Degradable Solids in the Ecosystem of Pakistan

• Crop Residues• Farmyard Manure• Poultry Manure• Agro-industrial waste• Municipal Solid & Liquid

waste

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NPK (kg’s) in one tonne of Farmyard manure (wet excreta)

• Nitrogen 20 kg

• Phosphorus 16 kg(P2O5)

• Potassium 36 kg

• Nitrogen = 45 kg

• Phosphorus (P2O5) = 21 kg

• Potash = 18 kg

• Protein = 28 %

NPK (kg’s) in one tonne of Poultry manure

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Nutrient (kg’s) in one tonne of Sugarcane Filter cake (Press mud)

Nitrogen = 22 kgPhosphorus = 30 kg

Potassium = 8 kgAsh = 200 kgSulfur = 62 kg

Zn = 0.2, Cu =0.04, Fe =0.6Sugar= 10 kg, pH = 5.6

Ca +Mg = 480 ppm

Nutrients in City waste• N (2-7%)

• P (2-6%)

• K (0.5-1.5%)

• Organic carbon in dry matter (50-60 %)

• C:N = 10-20

• pH = 7-7.5

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Fermenter

Biogenerator

1st Case Studyof

Fermenter Installation

(NFRC-U.A.F, ProjectFaisalabad)

Towards Nature/Organic Farming

Duration (1990-2003)

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Installation of Fermenter and Biogenerator systems

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ORGANIC WHEAT

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ORGANIC RICE

Rice in sand

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ORGANIC COTTON

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ORGANIC TOMATOES

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Results 2006

Wheat (average 40-45 monds/ acre )

Rice (Super) (average 33 monds/acre)

Sugarcane (average 750 monds/acre)

O.M in soil increased up to ( average 0.15%)

Average profit/acre increase = Rs 13,000/-

Better soil structure

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2nd Case StudyOrganic

Sugarcane Production

10,000 acres & 3,040 organic

farming unitsDuration

(2004-2008)(Shakarganj Mills Ltd. &

OFC,Jhang)

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First Year

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Fermentersby the cane growers of

Project Area

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Certification bySkal International Organic

Farming Certifiers

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Results2005

• Sugarcane yield increases up to (average 800 monds/acre)

• Average profit /acre increase = Rs 16,509/-

• Certification of 65 Organic Farming Units

• First ever production of Certified Organic Sugar in Pakistan

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3rd Case StudyOrganic Sugarcane

Production2000 acres

Duration (2004-2008)

(Brother Sugar Mills Ltd. & OFC,

Chuninan)

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Results2005

• Sugarcane yield (average 870 monds/acre)

• Average profit /acre increase = Rs 27,780/-

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4th Case StudyBanana & Sugarcane Production850 acres Duration (1997-2006)Asim Zari Farm & NFRDFTando Allayar, Sindh)

Earlier

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6th Case StudyMango Production

2000 acres

Duration (1995-2006)

Shezan (M-Benz) Farms & NFRDF

Nawazabad, Sindh)

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Biofertilizer Projects

Green Force-Lahore (1993)

Shahzore PTC –Jehlum (1996)

Manga mandi –Lahore (2005)

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Shakarganj Organic Dairy and Feed Plant

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Integrate knowledge being created by various institutes in the country to solve the problems of agriculture,

livestock, environmentand forestry in an

effort to feed ourpopulation